Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-11
Mr., JARVIS ILL.
oVR MINISTER TO BRAZIL HAs BEEN
Ar DEATHS DOOR.
News in Forth csrolina-Murders ana
Other crimes-RailrOads Completed,
Projected, and Subscribed To.


tor was received to-day 10y gentleman
Of tins city from Minister Thomas i
Jarvis at iio dc Janeiro, Brazil. Min.
iT,r Jarvis snys IN TINS letter that no
is now conyslCscing from an attack os
maiauai ie'cr OF the worst type. For
three weeks he was extremely III. and
fer one week las condition was critical
and his HE was dospaircd of. Forr
physicians attended him, one never
leaving l.s lO0m for seven days onJ
rikiis The Minister saws that he wss
deeply moved 10y the sympathy and
knonos, Of the people, and that the
attn est attention was paid him. he
lad barely strength enough 10 write
aud ciyc this news.
DovN WIN THE british FLAG.
: letter received here today from
Henderson county tells Of an incident
which las been kept quiet so far. In
ilat county there is settlement of
English people recently founded
CuOn Nic,ora's jubilee was observed
rs this colony with sports and games
oi various kinds. 4 British Dag was
ho,NOd on a lofty pole. a number of
residents If that section were made
very angry 10y the display of the flag.
They held "a conference on this subject.
and soldier of the war Of 1912 said
tlc fag ought 60 come down. These
ncCutaiucCrs at once went t. the
English settlement and said plainly that
d., flag must Doe lowered. The Eng
Eeh c,loLists were indignant, and said
they meant TO disrcspect and would
tsh, the flax down after the iubi-
Zee was over. The old veteran who was
thc spokesman Of The Americans per-
sisted in his demand that the flag must
come down al once, and al last saidthat
81 u was not down 10y daylight the next
day II would lie torn down. These pl-
trcts then took leave. They watched
ucNt morning and found that the flag
lad been lowered.
Arrangements have been made for
commencement Of work next week on
the plymouth extension of the James
vile railroad. Contracts have been Let.
RAILROAD AND OTHER ACCIDENTS.
News las been received from Hen
Jacksonville that the construction tram
or the Sparilnburg and Asheville rail
way ian over COW and was thrown
fiona tic track. Eight men were in
jaIea; three seriously. al were taken
10 ncnd,rsouvil,c
N,nly Nandcriip. of Charlotte, was
Yesterday eorcd IN the abdomen by "a
injury is not yet known.
it's low learned that the total loss
rs luruiug last week Of ID. G. Way *
Co.'S lumbor-mills and dry-kilns in
rtauioi; county. on Pamgo river, is
$50 with about $4,000 insurance.
Tie mills are 10 be at once rebuilt.
MUmEss AND OUTRAGE.
Asheyillea negro named Jefferson
Convey was stabbed and shot by a
vI'o man named George Cayerness.
Death soon resulted from his injuries.
CavGncss has fed and cannot be found.
The aflair occurred on one OF the prin-
cipsi streets.
Alex. Berry and Joseph Hurbert
(co'crcdl arc in jail at Hendcrsonyille,
CHARGED with outragihg the wife of John
Smith md killing her child. 1t was
with great difficulty that the sheriff
could save them from lynching at the
hands of large mob of negroes.
An election has been ordered 1T Dur
ham in September, ON the question OF
subscribing hundred thousand dollars
TO the Durham. Blae Wing and Cilrks-
vile railroad. Prospects are that the
subscription will bc voted. Efforts are
being made for the division Of tho
question, SO that one hall OF the sum
named may I've devoted to building
tleroad mentioned, and the other halt
to The Richmond and Danville rlil-
rcr1 for the purpose Of constructing
the rcad from oxford to Durham.
Superintendent Dixon, Of the Ok
ford Orphan Asylum, to-day reported
two hundred and ten orphans as
present. the largest number III the his
tory Of the institution.
TIE CoyuNoR's MOVEMENTS.
Governor Scales was expected to be
present at and formally open the
Grsroe cncampmcnt at Mount Holly
Yesterday, hat was unable to attend.
Iu,aia-Sccre,arv Armfield says the
Governor will bc at Greensboro Tor ten
G.v. more. lie will make one or two
tlir, to E,idsyille and New Garden.
81 the latter place lie will deliver an
address.
The Edgccombe Guards, Captain
Csrl VI. Jeilreys, go INTO camp at Kun
u,mcde ParE, near Tarboro', on the
lith. and Will have weeks tour OF
dutv. All the expenses are paid by
tie county Of Edgecombe.
John Jones (colored), the Whining
tn burglar who so narrowly escaped
t.o callovs. was brought to the penn
utary today. .
There wa, an error in the statement
about the baseball game between la
lcich and Charlotte at the latter pIace
Yesterday. Raleigh was teaten 10y IL
TO :.
THE pRUMMER's CASE.
Tic drummer's-license case against
Henderson is to be heard at Baltimore
tomorrow before Judge Bond IN the
F,d,tal CONT. The State counsel le't
today for Baltimore. Much interest
is f.li in the result. Many drunmer5
arc very daring in violating the law by |
selling goods without license.
lie six-year-old daughter OF Rev.
j.. =. Meacham. of this county VINO
Was bitten by rattlesnake, IS now said
to be out OF danger. Her escape was
marvellous.
ucsdow. ana Bush-fiTe In 'sic"'-
gan.
[By teieg rsph 10 the Disps'en'i
Trrrorr. August l0.-A gentieuian
Who travelled yesterday through the
burning "thunb of the Lowef fe nm
fula saws the meadow and bush-hre ;s